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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03
Chinese woman Slavery,

No matter where the Chinese go, and no
matter under what form of government
they are living, they are bound to carry
out their ideas of woman as marketable
article. In Hong Kong, under govern
ment that airs its boast that slavery can
not exist under the shadows of its flag,
women are bought and sold every day.
In the British settlement at Shanghai reg
ular auctions of women are held under
more coldblooded circumstances than
Arab bazars or those slave auctions in the
south. 1t is port of the system of the
Chinese, and can no more be eradicated
in places where it has gained foothold
than the Chinese themselves. So long as
the Chinese confined their buying and SELL
ing operations to their own women the
subject did not present such an acute in
terest for the rest of the world.
But, unfortunately, the Chinaman is
awakening to the superiority Of foreign
productions over his own native article.
Chinese are now endeavoring in all parts
of the world to which they migrate to con-
tract temporary marriages with white
women, and if, when the time comes to
return to China, it is not elected to desert
both family and wife, the unfortunate
dupe, who has perhaps thought she en-
tered into perfectly legal union, is pre-
vailed upon to accompany her lord to
China, she will have to take the place of
third or fourth wife-i. e., marketable
and prosecuted concubine-in a native
establishment. Some very lamentable oc-
currences of this kind have been brought
to notice in late years. To the woman
who contracts union with Chinaman
who has left his country an adult, the
chances are almost sure that she takes up
with one who has already wife or two.
San Francisco Examiner.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03
Tho Ruby Mine. Of Burmah.

Owing to the very great jealousy Of the
Burmese government, the ruby mines
have been carefully guarded from all
strangers, and from this cause our knowl-
edge regarding them is very small. The
mines are said to be only about sixty
miles northeast of Mandalay. The extent
of ground over which the rubies exist has
not been precisely ascertained, but it is
believed to extend at least over 100 square
miles.
The ''gem bed" as it is called, or strata
in which the rubies are found, varies con-
siderably at different points in its depth.
Pits are sunk down vertically till gem
galleries are formed through it. These
sometimes they are only few inches,
while in others they are found several
feet in depth. The earth Of the gem bed
is brought up to the surface, where it is
carefully washed and the gems are Sc
cured. The most of the rubies are small,
but large ones do turn up; the difficulty
is to find large ones without u flaw.
The lapidaries or gem polishers are In
the capital and not at the mines. The
polishing process is performed by
pounding the smaller gems and worth
less stones. These are pounded and
mixed with other substances and formed
into cakes about ten inches long and four
wide. The good rubies are rubbed on
this. When the stone has been ground
down roughly on this fine cake Is en-
ployed, and the finishing touch to the gem
is given by rubbing it on plates of brass or
News.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

The mausoleum at Frogmore is built on
very low ground, and suffers much from
damp The magnificent internal decora-
tions would have long ago been spoiled If
large fires were not constantly kept burn
ing. The queen obi blained the original idea
for this structure fcum the Greek chapel
on the Neroberg, below Wiesbaden, In
which the first wife of the present Duke
of Nassau is buried. She was the Grand
Duchess Elizabeth Michaelovna of Rus
sia, and died in 1874, in her 10Th year,
eleven months after her marriage. Her
monument is splendid piece of sculpture,
and, as at Frogmore, there is q recum-
bent figure on the sarcophagus This is
the most sumptuous tomb in Germany.
The queen caused a crypt to be formed
under the mausoleum, desiring that all
her children should be buried in it, and
there are nine inches; but Princess Alice
lies in the Rosenhohe chapel near Darn
stadt, and the Duke of Albany left writ
ten directions that he was to be buried in
the royal vault at Windsor York
Home Journal.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

The Jews are as aggressive at Vienna as
elsewhere on the continent. They are the
bankers and brokers. Most of the fine
buildings erected within the last fifteen
years belong to them. They principally
own the railroads and street car lines and
the stock in insurance and other cor
porations. Among them are numbered
many of the ablest of journalists, lawyers
and doctors. This success of a race,
against whom personally and as relig-
ious sect there is prejudice inconceiva-
Bile in America, has given rise to a spirit
Of antisemitism which is intense, but can
not in so large city as it sometimes does
in Hungary and Bohemia, result in actual
outrage and violence. To the govern
ment and the high nobility their relation
has been principally that of money lend
ers, and this has been the lever to what
ever amount Of social consideration they
'aave achieved. correspondent
San Francisco Chronicle.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03
Scene During the Coal Strike.


Our way led through the car yards that
have taken possession of the whole of the
old point, where the first ferry from New
Amsterdam to Jersey used to land you, in
the days when Peter Stuyvesant ruled
Manhattan island for the Dutch West In
dia company. It was a heavy day. The
clouds hung low and gloomy, and a sharp
wind pierced the stoutest overcoat- Banks
of fog hung in and out over the car tracks,
from the bay, and trains rushed out of
them with sudden and dreadful unexpect-
edness. 1t was dangerous trip to make
on foot with clear head and nothing to
do but look out for the locomotive.
But the tangle Of tracks fairly swarmed
with women and children, plodding to and
fro. bent double over the icy ground.
Each carried basket Of some sort and
cast into it Jumps Of coal dropped from
the fire pans of the engines. They were
miserably clad and dripping wet. They
hugged themselves shudderingly as they
crawled about, and the trains came and
went with furious roarings and funeral
clangings of bells. am happy to remem-
tssr that the bells rang no requiem for
these pitiful cleaners of q stony harvest
Will. our journey lasted.
When we came back to New York and
strolled up along the wharves we con-
stantly met men and women and boys and
girls burdened with bundles of waste wood
and rotten timber picked up on the piers
or fished out of the docks. At several
places where buildings were torn down
they grubbed and fought for plaster
patched laths and broken planks and
beams among the ruins of the tumbling
walls.
Little children staggered under burdens
heavier than themselves, and wan women
and haggard men went halting on with
ponderous loads, destined to feed the
meager family fire and cook the scanty
meal.-Alfred Trmnble in New York
News
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03
Oystera in Omaha.

There is, l believe, only one firm In
this city who receive oysters from the east
in the shell, and I'm under the impression
that they don't handle many" said a gen.
tleman who is informed on the subject.
But the shells are handled often enough.
You see shell oysters are expensive, and
unless you are familiar with the oyster
you can't tell if it has just been shucked
or II it is count laid on an old shell and
served. Oyster shells are articles of COM
merce in this part of the country. The
man who opens oysters after serving them
Invariably on the half shell-saves the
shell. The next day some lady will drive
up in her carriage and order fifty or more
shells, as she is to have reception, a
luncheon, Kensington tea, or something
of the sort; or a restaurant, hotel or some
body will want a few shells. Why, sir, the
toniest affairs in this part of the west
don't get shell Oysters-they use second
hand shells. No one knows the differ
ence.
''You know the eye is always fastened
to the oyster shell, unless cut loose, and
no man back east who knows his business
will cut one loose, as that is proof of its
being a shell oyster, and those who really
do have shell oysters will allow the eye to
stick in order that the customer may be
assured that he is not being served with
bulk oysters on the half shell. Nice deep
oyster shells are in demand. People buy
canned oysters and get deep shells and
roast the oyster in the SHE'LL At the
places where you see the sign oysters in
all styles you can't get half shell oysters
In one place out of a hundred; they may
serve them on a secondhand she'll Oys-
ter shells are used for chickens, but chick
ems don't get any nice shells out here. All
they get is the old broken shells, which of
course answer the purpose. Blue Points,
East rivers, Long Island sounds, ETC., on
a bill of fare, menu, etc, generally mean
in this part of the west secondhand oys-
ter shells with nice large bulk oysters laid
on the shells, but in few places you can
find some of these famous shell oysters if
you have the dust to purchase them."-
Omaha Bee.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

DIR. McGlynn has begun the preparation
Of his reply to Rome.
1t was the Abyssinians, not the natives,
who slaughtered the Italians in Soudan.
The Huron house, at Port Huron, Mich,
was badly damaged by fire. Nobody hurt.
Complete entente between Russia and
the Vatican has been arrived at on religious
matters.
President Grevy in Paris and King Leo
pold in Brussels, conversed by telephone,
Wednesday.
Mrs. Cleveland and her guests witnessed
aida" by the National Opera company at
Washington.
Daniel SCHNEIDER, New Philadelphia,
o., has worried himself crazy over the war
talk with Canada.
Queen Victoria attended a dramatic en-.
tertainment Wednesday, the first since the
death of the Prince Consort.
Mary Baker. White county, Ind. has
complete the one-hundredth day of her fast.
Death is momentarily expected.
The Harlan house bill. empowering the
governor to remove members of the board
Of public affairs, passed the Ohio senate by
a vote of 80 to IS.
The trial of David 8. FOtheringham,
Adams express messenger of the ''Jim
Cummings" train-robbery fame, has been
postponed until March /.
While Henry Boobe was trying to rescue
stock from his barn at Vincennes, Ind,
which had been struck by lightning, he was
kicked by mule and killed.
A special from Ottawa says gigantic
frauds lave been discovered in the retiring
government of the province, equaling those
of the Tweed ring in New York.
The Ohio State Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association will be held in
Xenia from the 10th to the 18th. Two hun
dred and fifty delegates are expected.
Willie Witt and Robert Potter, sons of
prominent Saginaw City people, were slid
ing on a tobOggan. when it went over an
embankment, striking tree with great
force, fracturing Wits skull and injuring
Potter seriously. Witt will die.
Up to late hour the name of the steamer
reported ashore off Monmouth Beech had
not been learned. The following steamers
from Europe, with passengers, are due at
New York: England, from Liverpool;
Canada, from London; Moravia and Tas-
mania, from Hamburg; Noordland, from
Antwerp; Tyrean, and from the Meditter-
ranean. From the south there are due the
Colon, from Aspinwall; Manhattan, from
Havana; Athos, from the West Indies, and
Seminole from Charleston. The life-sav-
ing stations at Seabright and Long Branch
have been notified to hold themselves in
readiness In case their services are re-
Quired.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

The Citizens Street Railway Company's
lines are under excellent management. Pres
ident Stroud is one of the best men for the
position ever known to us. Prudence,
public spirit and enterprise are illustrated in
his administration of affairs. and our people
may feel confident that the system will be
managed properly and its operations ex-
tended as rapidly as circumstances will
permit and Justify.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03
THE HEARTS KINGDOM.

Who that hath seen the face Of suffering
With joy illumined,
The patient life Of heartfelt offering
BY care consumed,
Yet wrapped in hottest atmosphere Of peace
Who that hath felt
The sweet religion of young, smiling lips,
And hunibly knelt
Before the sacred shrine Of lovelit eyes
Oh, who can doubt
That heaven is but a kingdom Of the heart,
Peaceful, devoutf
Arthur Z. Kimban
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03
CARE OF THE TEETH.

Remarkable Progress In Dentistry-Testh
and Good Looks-ussful Hints.
A mouthful Of good teeth is one Of the
rare gifts of nature. Like bright eyes,
pink mooned finger nails, or fine COM
plexion, they indicate the bequests of
heredity and are symbolic of sweet
breath, good digestion and a wholesome
stomach A wealth of dentine is not as
remarkable progress made in dentistry
within the last quarter Of century.
Molar members think nothing Of working
cheval de frise sort Of a set of teeth into
double row of presentable ivories, and
the skill with which china teeth are made
to duplicate nature is sufficient to keep the
genuine articles under constant ban Of
suspicion. All these facts were doubtless
prayed for '.just such eyes and fine COM
plexion" for her little daughter. Eyes
and skin from nature, and art can manage
the rest, at least to the satisfaction of the
modern beauty.
In rcmodeling teeth everything fails be-
fore the final surrender to a false set
Where they overlap space has to be made
at the sacrifice often Of good material, and
when, Oy accioeh.' ooo,h ID "ah.eu 'ne
gap Is hiieu Dy spacihg 'ne wno'e TOW.
IN .he coior Vi "e,h a'uaose Us Son Sn
teeth are naturally gray, yellowish or
blueish in cast, and to try and whiten
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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

Inc time required for telegraphic sig
nal to pass around the earth is the subject
of an inquiry in The Scientific American
1t states that on a good land telegraph
line of length equal to the circumference
of the earth, about one second would be
needed. Ocean cables would considerably
increase this, even to several seconds =
Boston Transcript.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

The Columbus Dtspdtch's stall-fed and
frisky poet tells Canada that her Uncle
Samuel is talking to her, In this style:
0iist, there. behind your old towers,
To what We will sing in our rhyme;
This continents bound TO be ours
It's only a question Of time.
The Fates have decreed that IL shall,
Ali Nature proclaims it q law;
So act like sensible gal.
And give US no more Of your Jaw.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

Stealing editorials and original matter
from newspapers has been quite common
for some time but in New York state es-
teemed contemporaries break into each
others offices and steal whole forms, while
they are on the press, ready to be worked
of. This sinful newspaper world is getting
10 be too wicked for anything.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03
A Good Suggestion.

Mr.. Edmund Hersey holds that there
should be clause in the experiment sta
tion act requiring as far as possible i'm
portant experiments to be photographed
and copies to be deposited as Washington,
where they could be compared with each
other.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

Next Saturdays double sheet issue Of the
REPuBLIc will be brighter better and
handsomer than ever. The first edition
will be ready at two O'Clock. Much in this
issue will keep for Sunday.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

Senator Vest, of Missouri, says with
feeling and force: Five worlds in arms
could not whip the United States on her
own soil" That is true. Interested par
ties will please take notice.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

The deadlock in the Indiana Legislature
was broken. on Wednesday, Turpie receiv-
ing IS votes, and Harrison "a. The repub-
Icans will protest and may hold a session
and re-elect Harrison. The mnddle has
not vet been cleared up.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

1t is proposed to make the killing of a
seducer only misdemeanor in Indiana.
How would it do to make it justifiable hom-
s.sla9
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

The Dayton Journal says that there will
be nine union soldiers in the next Senate,
unless one or more of them die before
March 4th.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

Henry NJ. Stanley is at Cairo, on his way
to Zanzibar and the Congo. He expects to
take 1.2o0 men with him for the relief of
DIR. Emin Bey, but does not believe that
he will encounter any opposition.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

The Canadian elections occur next month.
Then the Canucks will have no time to
fight outsiders.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

We cannot help it. We must denounce
the Turpie-tude of the Indiana democrats.
We claim no credit for this. 1t did itself.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

We infer from New York Sun editorial
that the republicans of New York state are
In good fix for fight and victory.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

In our boards of education we ought to
have some of our wisest and best men. Men
of intelligence and culture, who have ideas
of their own about educating processes,
and will work together TO secure the best
results to the pupils and the city, should be
chosen to seats in this body. We have in
boards of education, usually and generally,
too many small men, with large heads,
whose principal aim seems to be to make
themselves conspicuous. II we wish to
utilize men of information and familiarit y
with public affairs. anywhere, it should be
in our school boards Educational prob
lens are Of supreme Importance, and they
should be committed only to good, wise
and practical men for solution.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

Brusquo Editor-I must decline your
poem It lacks merit. Indignant Poet
No, sir. You simply lack appreciation.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

Those of our citizens who visit New
York occasionally should take hint from
this New York Tribune paragraph:
One of the finest views of New York
harbor anywhere to be obtained, is that
which is to be seen from the windows in
the upper stories in Cyrus W. Fields
Washington building, or from its roof. Its
fine situation, overlooking Battery park,
commands the entire bay and harbor.
While the Tribune stroller was enjoying
the view there ON Saturday. Mr.. Field him
self came along and stopped to say: ''If /
had the time could spend all day gazing
out on that beautiful scene. There is no
such view in New York city, and its fame
has spread to Europe. Why. when Henry
Irving came over here he barely took time
to go to his hotel before he came down here
70 enjoy this site. He had heard of il, and
he determined that it should be his first
pleasure IN reaching America to come here
and see it for himself"
No. 1, Broadway. is ten or twelve-story
building : magnificent in all respects
owned by Cyrus W. Field, father of ocean
cables and owner of the New York Mail
aud Express, clean, bright and strong
evening newspaper, the best of its class.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

A man is not required to love his enemy
when II is whisky.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

The wages of sin are paid regularly
New Orleans Picdyliae.
Coming, as this does, from a newspaper
person, ii is probably the opinion of an ex-
pert One thing more is true Of the wages
of sin: They are never paid until they are
uarnad
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

There is disposition among newspaper
people and politicians to make game Occa-
sionally, of persons who do not seem to
have much force or influence. No such dis
position, can be safely INDUCED. 1t is in it
self an unworthy and mean act for strong
person. or a weak person in an influential
position TO attack or even sneer at man
who is poor, or in lowly walk of life. but
WIZ IS at least honest and decent There
is not single person of this sort who has
not some influence and a few friends. and
when he is unjustly or discourteously
treated he has some power in the way of
resentment and his friends have more still.
Then smart public men-or smart persons
i'm official positions or in other places of in
fiuence--sbonld bear in mind that the
meanest and lowest man is always certain
to get around to the polls twice year and
that his vote is just as valuable, in Spring
or Fall election as the vote of a governor or
United States senator. The poorer and
more helpless people are, the more generous
and magnanimous should be their treat
ment by men who are better Of.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03
The Mt. Vernon Republican copied Ii

The Mt Vernon Republican copied the
Eaton Registers figurative and wsty
paragraph about John Sherman as a can
dds. and fires of this poetry at the un-
fortuaS editor:
You ,ld reprobs
with billiard ball pS,
You should now emigrS
To some other stS
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

THURSDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY .. iss1.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-03

H. Co5lsntz. W. T. Saith, NJ. w. Web
. Brown, F. A. Garwesd and W. T. Smish.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-10

~ Ef E-8.
Massachusetts street and Prospect avenue.
There were abort 100 Irishmen present,
nlostsuf waom belong to the Fenian or
%Ranization here. Hon. I. b. O'Brien
was president OF the meeting and Jauics
r. McMahon, formerly foreman on the
government breakWaier, WIS secretary.
The following arc the resolutions
adopted.
Whereas, Jesdph Chamberlain who is
8 strong opponent Of home rule In Ire
land, Is now In this country and so lis
trusts the government that he has with
him paid hirelings as detectives TO pro-
teet him from no real danger, thereby
casting reflections on our form Of. govern
mefit with the idea of rejecting on such
q form OF government as Ireland wants,
therefore
Resolved, That the freshmen in Buffalo,
In meeting assembled, repudiate any
movement that ma be made toward en-.
tertailiiug Chamberlain, who is chiefly
responsibility for the defeat Of home rule In
Ireland, and the despotic coercion laws
now existing whereby Editor O'Brien
and Lord Mayor Sullivan and other
patriots are immured in Tullamore dun
geons.
Resolved, That the Irfshmen Of Amer.
lea ought TO arrange for a convention to
show that this country is not opposed to
home rule.